Union Members Jailed for Protesting Rubio’s Visit and Pension Privatization

The YCL-LJC expresses solidarity with our comrades in Panama standing up to threats on the sovereignty of the people of Panama from the White House and attempts by the Panamanian government to privatize the pension plan in the country.  

We salute our comrades in the Frente Estudiantil Revolucionario 29 de Noviembre and Juventudes Revolucionarias de Panamá and the members of the Union of Workers of the Construction and Similar Industries (SUNTRACS) for their organised mobilisations against Donald Trump’s threats of military intervention in their country and against the attacks by the right wing government of Panama on the social wages the workers have won through struggle. 

We share with our comrades in Panama a common enemy in the White House, the ruling class of our respective countries, and the transnational monopolies. We denounce the threats on the sovereignty of the peoples of our two countries. 

The YCL-LJC calls for the immediate release of the SUNTRACS members jailed for exercising their right to protest. Furthermore, we strongly condemn the use of violence by police against peaceful demonstrators in Panama. We call on all democratic forces in Canada to join the call for the release of SUNTRACS members. 

Long live proletarian internationalism!